- Stronger U.S. demand for Asian manufactured goods;
- Its own marketing efforts; and
- Cargo diversions from congested Southern California ports.
Port of Oakland broke all-tme cargo handling record in 2014
posted by AJOT | Jan 13 2015 at 04:34 PM | Ports & Terminals
Cargo volume has reached an all-time high at the Port of Oakland. The Port said today that it handled the equivalent of 2.394 million 20-foot freight containers in 2014. That broke the record of 2.391 million boxes moved in 2006. A 20% surge in December loaded import containers contributed to the record performance.
“An unprecedented series of events has brought us to this point,” said Port Maritime Director, John Driscoll. “It’s our job now to efficiently manage the growth.”
The Port said three factors have contributed to the cargo surge:
A freight backlog at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has rerouted thousands of containers to Oakland. Last month Oakland handled 74,356 loaded import containers. That was the most since May 2014.